Zen Asian Diner

Ordered take out. This food is some of the best I’ve found in Visalia. 5/5 stars. Reviewed on 30th of November 2025. It’s amazing and affordable. Try it out. If you’re going to come here try to bring cash!

My friend took me there today for the first time for me. Food was great! Go try the out. See photos

First time coming here. The Pot Stickers with the ponzu style dipping sauce was great. The Honey Walnut Shrimp was different that it did not have the mayonnaise sauce but was also very good for my liking. I loved the taste of their Singapore Noodles. The Salt and Pepper Fish lacked the salty umami taste that I’m accustomed to batter was not cakey, otherwise it was just okay for my liking. I’m a bit disappointed with the lack of flavor of the broth of the Wor Wonton Soup. Overall, the food was good with great service and a nice diner style Asian restaurant.

Stumbled on this restaurant after visited Sequoia National Park. Food was delicious and great customer services. Ordered Fu yong egg and it turns out not as expected and the usual fried egg back in our country. Overall still a good dinner.

Delicious!! We came here at the suggestion of our hotel's front desk person and were pleasantly surprised! We ordered orange chicken, which came in perfectly fried bite-sized pieces, all tender and none chewy, as well as the BBQ chowmein which tasted better than it looked (packed with flavor and fresh veggies, noodles the perfect texture), and the fried shrimp (absolutely spot on). The service was excellent and the host/server took several calls throughout our stay which only confirmed how great this place is, definitely popular! The hostess got a call from a completely unreasonable customer and was incredibly professional, kind, and as accommodating as possible the whole time, but the woman still vowed to never return. Honestly, that person's loss because if we lived here, we'd be back every weekend, it was just THAT good! Plus, rude people don't deserve such good food and great service! Thank you Zen!

This place is usually pretty slow and honestly I have no idea why. The food is so so so good and the service is great! You NEED to order the honey walnut shrimp, it’s so good. Easily the best I’ve ever had and it’s usually my go to order at most Chinese places. So delicious.

Staff was friendly. Chicken chowmain was flavorless. Chicken fried rice was also bland in flavor. Mongolia beef was good. Not sure if I'll give it a second try. Vietnamese salad was ok. Two of our orders were incorrect.

Went here on impulse! Photos below are of what my family and i ordered. Kung pao chicken lunch, shrimp and seasonal veggies lunch and a pad thai. Not quite what i expected for the pad thai but still nice. We ended up all sharing family style. But be warned peanuts in the king pao, not something i usually order myself but i did enjoy it until i reached the peanut bite! Overall would come here again. Happy family and between the errands we were running i would stop here again!

Food is cooked at time of order so hot and very fresh! NO "same sauce" on every dish, each with own distinct flavors. Staff is warm and curteous, very friendly! Simple decor, nice natural light with lots of windows, great for large groups. Try the Mongolian Beef so tasty!

Dry and utterly flavorless. The "shrimp" is all breading. Only place to get delicious chinese food is in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Zen Asian Diner is amazing! I absolutely love their food, and the customer service is always excellent. The sizzling Wor Bar platters are delicious, and you can't go wrong with the Honey Walnut or the Salt & Pepper Chicken or Shrimp--everything is full of flavor. Always clean and very cozy love it.

Came here for lunch with some coworkers. That staff were friendly and very attentive. There were no inconvenient waiting periods for any part of our meal. They were happy to make substitutions to our orders which made me think they were all made fresh. Nice! The food was good, but not life changing. I got the szechuan chicken lunch special and enjoyed it. It was a very substantial serving size. Probably more than I should eat in one sitting, but who wants left overs with hours before you'll be home... anyway, yeah I may update my review once I try more menu items. I'm sure I'll be back to try another.

As good as it used to be before we moved! DELICIOUS! We will definitely make the drive to Visalia to eat there again. Honey Walnut Shrimp was awesome!

Been coming to Zens for 11years. I still love their food. The service is amazing. The owner is really nice. They always ask my daughter. If she wants her food first when we are waiting for her grandmas. Over all it an amazing place to eat.

They did not disappoint. The atmosphere was quiet, food was on point and service was fantastic. We had shrimp fried rice, chop suey and chow mien. The food wasn't greasy, it was just right, I will be returning and recommending to family and friends. Thank you! Support local

Food was fresh and very yummy ! They give you lots of food I was able to share my order with my husband !

Great variety of food. Service was great, lots of great food for reasonable prices. Appetizers to main dishes satisfied variety of tastes Would eat here again

The honey walnut shrimp was good and the fried rice was also good. The service was a little slow but maybe only because they were busy. The place is diner style with Asian food, hence Asian diner.

Deep fried breading too thick. Mediocre food good value for the money. But just passing though tote so not sure if there is anything better there

Been eating here for a few years and it's always great. Definitely recommend. Try the chicken chow mein.

It's my first time coming to this place, and I was not disappointed. I wanted a lil snack so I got the pan fried egg foo young, it came with 3 for $10.95 and they did NOT skip out on the sauce! Very tasty dish! The service was great too I will be coming back to try out the rest of the menu!

An absolute must try! We went with a family group of 6 and ordered the family dinner. It was agreed by all that the food was as good as it gets. From soups to fortune cookies it was delicious. The food was not only freshly and expertly prepared, it was a feast for the eyes as well. This will definitely be a new favorite place to eat! The service was excellent and friendly also. I highly and confidently recommend this Visalia gem!!!

They have the best sizzling rice soup anywhere!!! But their chicken salad it's just a regular salad very disappointed on that.

Our favorite place. It's become a family favorite. Lots of food for your money. We love to eat in, it's quiet and staff is friendly and attentive.

Friendly, very clean, big restaurant. I ordered a dinner. It large amounts of food. I had hot tea. We had ordered appetizers. Egg flour soup.

Heard about this place from a coworker. Have ate there twice this week. Got beef noodle soup the first time and it was so good and hot. The second time, I got the sweet & sour chicken, fried shrimp appetizer and my partner got #1 dinner which has orange chicken, chicken & broccoli and double rice. This also came with a side of fried tasty things. The fried cheese wontons are bomb! It is a fast favorite for us!

Great service & delicious food. I would recommend everyone to try. Great menu (variety of options) & large portions. Reasonable pricing! Excellent!

If you're looking for a delicious meal every time you need to go the the Zen Asian Diner ! The food is always fresh & a Big Bang for your buck !! They're portions are plentiful. They have a big variety of choices. This is one the the Best Chinese food restraunt's in town. You won't be disappointed !

The food was simply delicious. Ordered vegetable chow mein and king pow tofu it was so so good!!! Not greasy at all and it all tasted so fresh! Definitely recommend

Ordered 2 orders of orange tofu and received one order that looked semi normal and one order that was charred and tasted awful. When we called, they did agree to replace it but denied that they were burned. Appreciate that they were willing to give us a new order but we had to drive over twice and food really wasn't good enough to be worth the trouble. Won't return .

Food was not bad. Just okay. Ordered the #1 dinner combo, came with a lot but there just wasn't much flavor. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing there. I won't be going back after seeing my Pepsi come out of a 2-liter. Staff was nice.

Great food and service. I have an allergy to walnuts and they gave me a choice of nut. So delicious. Food is made fresh to order.

Doesn't look appealing from outside but the food was good. Especially the Wonton soup and honey walnut shrimp. Waitress was friendly! Definitely would come back.

I will update soon but holy crap this place is so good and the dinner combination was a lot of food for the price; We were easily able to split it. Reasonable prices

Service is very friendly and food is good. My favorite is the beef noodle soup and their Pad Thai .

I've only been here twice so far. Today I ordered chicken vegetable chow mein and asked that the noodles be pan fried on one side. It was a take-out order and to my surprise when I opened up the box I did get my chow mein but instead of pan fried I got pan burnt. Disappointed to say the least. Their food is otherwise good but having gotten this disappointed me.

I really enjoyed my meal. The food was warm and fresh, the waitress was very polite and friendly as well. Great clean environment. I will definitely return.

Food was delicious and services was great. Many choices available. The waitress was also very accommodating when we ordered. War wonton soup was delicious and loaded with fresh veggies.

Great food. I think this might replace my regular Chinese food restaurant. The food and variety of dishes makes this a great restaurant. I will definitely be back and will enjoy the food/experience again.

The food is always hot, fresh and delicious. The servers are very polite. Calling in orders is fast and easy. The portions are hearty.

Great food! Fast service too! The people that work here were always ready to help us with anything.

I went to Zen during the quarantine to support my favorite Chinese restaurant! Zen by far makes the best honey walnut shrimp in town! I recommend calling in an order with them! You won't be disappointed! The food is as hot and fresh to go as it is ordering it in the restaurant. I will be back. And pick up is a breeze and stays within the social distancing guidelines. Love you, guys! Hope you can make it through this.

I ordered the chicken chow fun with extra veggies and it came out super delicious!!!! My boyfriend got the dinner combo 1 and I was stealing bites of his food all night. I was a bit hesitant about trying this place for a while bc I didn't want to get the bland and greasy food that usually passes for "Chinese food" but I was pleasantly surprised. I would definitely eat here again!

Hidden Gem. Nice clean restaurant.. Friendly servers and food was delicious and plentiful.. you cant go wrong here.

We were pleasantly surprised when trying Zen Asian's food. We got pork chow menu, pot stickers, beef and broccoli, and white rice for pick-up. The food was ready in under 15 minutes. All items were delicious. I was expecting mediocre Chinese food but everything was really good and flavorful. Not overly greasy. I highly recommend to anyone trying to find good Chinese food in Visalia. The pot stickers were deep fried and crunchy. Not normally how you'd expect them but they were great. And the pork chow menu was my favorite. They heavily pack the food into the containers so you'll have leftovers for days. I'm looking forward to coming back and trying more items on their huge menu.

Horrid, bland, inedible, nasty, putrid crappy food, the bulk of which hit the trash. Here's the REST of the story... I placed a $400+ catering order for my mom's wake, and these dummies KNEW it was for after a funeral, with SPECIFIC instructions NOT to deliver before 12:30. These friggin' cheeseheads called me RIGHT in the middle of the graveside services at 12:10 to ask me where I was as they were at the house with the food - on a Saturday! Ignorance gone to seed.

I was disappointed after reading other reviews. I love Chinese food but their style is not for me. I did get A LOT of food but is was tasteless. Almost like it was old or made earlier then heated up which I likely the case as I ordered the #1 dinner combo which included at minimum 5 items and it was brought to my table in less than 3 minutes. It reminded me of microwaves leftovers.

Let me start off by saying the staff is super friendly and polite. The restaurant itself is nice and clean. My issue is that the food itself made us sick within an hour after eating it. I'm pretty sure it was bad meat, my boyfriend was throwing up from it. I don't think we'll be coming back.

I ordered the chef special of Singapore noodles Worst representation I ever had this is such a simple dish to make and when it is so salty with spices that are not well sautéed makes for a very poor experience Also tried their salt pepper chicken wings , tasted like it was fried in old oil and the chicken had no flavor to it Peppers and onions were in the plate but none of the flavors got onto the wings I think someone needs some cooking lessons before they open a restaurant

Delicious food, extremely friendly service, large portions, great prices. The dining room was empty in the later afternoon on a Saturday which is surprising since the food is so good. Clean dining room, fast service. Will definitely include in our preferred dining rotation.

Our family really likes Zen. The staff is always very friendly, and the food is hot and fresh. We really like the dinner combinations.

Always fresh and fast. Good food. Not greasy. Lunch special are the best. Staff is always friendly. Mongolian beef, Kong pow chicken, teriyaki chicken, orange chicken, chicken fried rice and chicken chow main all good. Will give all them five stars.

When we want Chinese food, we consistently go to Zen Asian Diner. Reason being the food is always Hot and Freshly Made. Never Greasy. The owners are friendly and want to please. The restaurant is very clean. Highly recommend the War Won Ton Soup. Highly recommend the Szechuan Chicken or Shrimp, If you like Spicy. Highly recommend the Mongolian Beef. Note: Website says, they close at 9:00pm During Covid for Takeout, Close at 8:00pm. Zen Asian Diner Enforce Masks and Social Distancing Guidelines, During Covid.

Me and my husband always go to zen's when we're craving Chinese food. The food is good and so is the service. Their Mongolian beef is my personal favorite.

In Visalia for one evening and picked up dinner from Zen. I ordered one of their dinner meals since I am traveling alone. The food was fresh and tasty. There was so much food the meal could feed two.

Well, maybe it was a bad night last week, but the food was terrible. I promised my wife I won't ever bring her again. We just ordered off the combo menu, and got some French fries for my 2 kids. We left 3/4 of the food on the plates and didn't want to take any of it home. It was terrible. Panda and the place in the mall do a better job. Flavors were off. Stuff too saucy. Service was still VERY nice and place still seemed to be Very clean...so 2 stars is in order. I don't want to see this place go under...just step up the game and make something they're proud of. Can anyone head up to Hunan in Fresno and try to re-create some of their dishes...?

Just ok, had the combination dinner. Fried shrimp was good. Staff was friendly probably won't go back.